HomeMy WebLinkAbout1479 ORDINANCE NO. 1479
AN ORDINANCE regulating boarding and rooming houses in the City of Bremerton,
declaring an emergency, and providing penalties.
T!TE CITY C0~./~MISSION OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That an emergency exists in the city of Bremerton, on account of
the influx of defense workers and naval and military personnel, and the steadily
increasin, g population due to the state of war now existing between the United States
of America and the Axis Powers, which emergency vitally affects the public health
and safety, and makes it necessary to establish rules and regulations for the con-
duct of boarding and rooming houses in the city of Bremerton.
Section 2. For the purposes of this ordinance, the roi'lowing definitions
shall-apply:
(a) "Rooming house." A rooming house is hereby defined as any butlSing where-
in two or more persons obtain, lodging by the payment of a fee to the owner of a
building, his employee or agent.
(b) "Boarding house." A board~'.ng house is defined s.s any building wherein
meals are regularly served two or more persons at a fi×ed charge.
Section 3. It is hereby declared to be necessary for public health and safety
in the city of Bremerton, that the owners, lessees, or managers of boarding and
rooming houses in the city of Bremerton, and their employees and agents, shall
comply with the following requirements relating to sanitation and health:
(a) Sleeping rooms shall provide 50 sq.ft, of floor space per bed, and not
less than 400 cu.ft, of air space per bed for persons over fourteen years of age,
or in the case of children for each child fourteen years of age or younger sleeping
in such room, 250 sq. ft. of floor space.
(b) In all sleeping rooms window space shall equal not less than one-eighth
of the floor space and windows shall be so located as to provide adequate ventila-
tion. Windows shall open so that at least forty (40%) per cent of the window
space will peEnit passage of air, provided that stationary windows, or glassed-in
doors may. be included in the window area if adequate cross ventilation is otherwise
provided.
(c) Sleeping rooms shall not house facilities used for other ~urposes, such
as cooking or laundering, single family apartments excepted.
(d) In no case shall a bed be occupied by different persons without a change
of linen between occupancies.
(e) One toilet and one wash bowl with hot and cold water, and one shower or
bath with hot and cold water, shall be provided for every twelve (12) occupants.
Shower floors shall be of impervious construction and shall be adequately drained.
Antiseptic footbaths shall be provlded. Whe~re 8Ccupants are housed on more than one
floor adequate toilet facilities shall be'provided on each floor. Toilet facilities
shall comply with the building code of the 9i. ty..p.f..Bremerton.
(f) Sleeping rooms, showers and '~oilet ro~ms~ shall be adequately lighted..
(g) All cases of communicable.?iseas'es must be reported to the City or County
Health Officer.
(h) A copy of this ordinance, or of Section 2 hereof, shall be posted in a
conspicuous place in all rooming an8 boarding houses.
Section 3. Penalty.
Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance, or any part thereof,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof, shall be fined.in any
sum not exceeding $100.00, or by imprisonment in the city jail, not to exceed
thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 4. An emergency exists affecting the public peace, health and safety,
and this ordinance shall take effect immediately following passage and publication.
PASSED by the' City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor,
and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, this 22nd day of
July, 19~2.
S.eoly of Kits&fl j S. $,
Mayor
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